Which to use
“servidão” and “servidor” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,719
- “servidão” frequency rank
- #4,764
- “servidor” frequency rank
- 25483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidão | servidor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição de servo | aquele que serve; lacaio, serviçal |
Letter map: servidão vs servidor
Shared letters muted; letters that set servidão and servidor apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. servidão (CVCCVCVV) and servidor (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: servidão and servidor
servidão and servidor are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servidão is recorded at frequency rank #20,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɨɾ.vi.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. servidor is at rank #4,764, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25483, this pair ranks #43,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servidão vs servidor
Shared letters: deiorsv. Private to "servidão": ã. Private to "servidor": -.
"servidão" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "servidor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- servidor ← esrvidor · serivdor · serrvidor · servdior · serviddor · servidorr · servidro · serviodr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servidão" and "servidor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "servidão" or "servidor"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "servidão" and "servidor". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "servidão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servidor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidão" and "servidor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serviçal vs servidão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.